Comparison

Dama vs Local Memo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dama

Easily collect and organize links from any app into a single, searchable location. Automatically categorizes saved content and offers quick access to favorites. Enjoy a private, lightweight experience with manual iCloud backups.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app via share sheet
  • Automatic categorization of saved links
  • Search by title, description, or domain
  • Mark links as favorites for quick access
  • No sign-up required
  • Light and dark mode support
  • Manual iCloud backup and import
Features
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Liked an article, wanted to watch a video later, or saw a post you didn't want to lose? You bookmarked it somewhere — and then never found it again. Dama is the simplest way to collect links from any app, in one place. # Save with one share, from anywhere Share directly to Dama from Safari, YouTube, Instagram, X and any app with a share sheet. No need to open Dama first. # Organized into categories automatically Saved links are sorted into categories, and Dama suggests the right category for similar links — so you spend less time organizing. # Find what you need, fast Search by title, description, or domain, and keep your most-used links one tap away with favorites. # Light, private, and ready to go No sign-up required. Light and dark mode are both fully supported. Back up to iCloud anytime from Settings, and import it later to merge into your current library. This is a manual backup, not real-time sync. Stop losing links. Start keeping them in Dama.

About

Local Memo

Features
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Keep your notes close. Local Memo organizes notes, folders, photos and voice recordings on your iPhone or iPad, without an account or cloud sync. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Create as many folders as you need, nested up to 15 levels deep. Choose folder colors from a palette or fine-tune them with hue, saturation and brightness sliders. Move items between folders, use drag and drop, and switch between grid and list views. WRITE AND COLLECT Write notes with bold, red or blue text. Add photos directly to folders or attach photos and files to notes. Record and play voice memos alongside your writing. FIND WHAT YOU NEED Search folder names, note titles and text, photo names and attachment filenames. Matching text is highlighted to help you find the right item. LOCK PRIVATE FOLDERS Protect selected folders with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. Your device must have a passcode set. The app does not store your password. Locked content is excluded from the Home Screen widget. MAKE IT COMFORTABLE Choose your own background color and black or white text. If a combination becomes hard to read, restore the default colors in Settings. Red and blue note text keeps its own color. QUICK ACCESS Use the small widget to create a new note, or the medium and large widgets to read a selected note. The layout adapts to iPhone and iPad, including landscape orientation. ON YOUR DEVICE Your notes and files stay in the app on your device. There is no account, advertising, analytics or in-app purchase, and the app does not sync through iCloud or an external server. Keep a device backup: deleting the app also deletes its contents. Links to the developer’s other apps open the App Store. 20 LANGUAGES Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese.

Screenshots

Dama3 screens
Local Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local Memo at none against Dama's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dama sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Local Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dama ships an update every 6 days, Local Memo weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Dama versus Local Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDamaLocal Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyoSeop SHIMtomohide yanome

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dama

One-time1
  • A Coffee for Dama$1.99
None

Local Memo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dama free?
Dama is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Local Memo free?
Local Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dama or Local Memo have ads?
Neither Dama nor Local Memo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dama or Local Memo?
Dama ships an update every 6 days, and Local Memo weekly. Most recently, Dama was updated on November 5, 2026 and Local Memo on October 31, 2026.

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